Source: FM broadcast recording
Disc 1: (69:44)
Location: Estadio Chile, Santiago, Chile
Date: June 25, 1997
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Artwork: No
Comments:Notes from Duley:
"I recieved this show in trade from a fellow Marillion trader.
When I listened to it, I was pleased with the sound quality, but
the discs had a few problems. For starters, the show was on
2 discs. Disc 1 was 40 minutes, and disc 2 was 30 minutes. Why
this was spread over 2 discs I'm not sure. My guess is that the
show was originally on cassette tape and the person who
transfered it to cdr put each side on a separate cdr. In any event,
I decided this show belonged on a single disc.
Another problem was that the person who taped it from FM was probably
in a fringe area for broadcast reception. While the signal is strong
and clear, in spots you can hear some faint FM static in the right channel.
While remastering this I tried to neutralize as much of this static as
I could without effecting the music in anyway. I was largely successful
and in any spot where the results were undesirable, I left the static
rather than diminish the sound quality of the music. To tell you the
truth, you don't really notice the static over loudspeakers, but I
normally listen in headphones, so it was a bit more noticable. Again,
the static was not throughout the whole show, just in spots.
Yet another problem was fade outs between tracks. This was an FM show
with DJ voiceovers between the songs. Apparently the guy who put this onto
cdr didn't care for the DJ's voice, so rather than leave it in, he
decided to cut out the DJ voice overs between tracks. He did this by
fading out at the end of each song, cutting out the voice over and then fading
into the new song. Personally, I hate gaps or fadeouts between songs
so did my best to piece this back together. I did this by cross fading
the end of one track with the first of the next. For the most part this
turned out fairly well, although a couple of the transitions do sound
a bit unnatural if you are listening with a critical ear. Note that there
are a couple tracks that still have the DJ voiceover present, as he was
talking over the music and could not be cut out without cutting music.
That's fine with me, as I'd rather hear the DJ than miss any music.
I used no noise reduction or EQ when remastering the show. It sounded
quite good as it was, and judging by the sound of it I would guess it
was taken from the master or a 1st gen at most.
So, in summary, if you are a perfectionist, this may not be the show
for you. But if you are looking for a good sounding H era Marillion
show, this should be worth it. I'd be interested in any
comments about how well you think the track transitions turned out.
BTW, I haven't made any artwork for this show. If someone who is
artistically inclined feels this production is worth their time
to make some, please make sure to post it here."
-Duley - April 20, 2002
1-01 Garden Party
1-02 Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury
1-03 80 Days
1-04 Kayleigh
1-05 Lavender
1-06 Man Of A Thousand Faces
1-07 No One Can
1-08 Easter
1-09 Hooks In You
1-10 Cover My Eyes
1-11 This Strange Engine
1-12 Uninvited Guest - Glove Intro
1-13 Uninvited Guest
1-14 Incommunicado